Self-indicating target



K. WANG.

SELF INDICATING TARGET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20, 1922.

1,435,768. Patented Nov. 141, 11922.

Patented Nov. 14, 19,22.

"i srras I KARL, wnnceor osrnn AEER,

NEAR CHRISTIAIJIA, ITORW'AY.

SELF-INDICATING TARGET.

Application filed April 20, 1822. Serial No. 555,885.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, KARL ANG, a subject ofthe King of Norwayfresiding at Loren, @stre Aker, near Christiania,Norway, have invented certain 'newand useful Improvements in aSelf-Indicating Target; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the 1nvention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the ac companying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The present invention relates to self-indicating targets which comprisea plurality of target sections mounted in front of a bulls-eye.

The invention consists in the arrangement and construction of theseveral target sections so that each section is free to have independentand universal movement when struck by a projectile.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly insection, of a. target embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a single target section mounted in amodified form of support, and

Fig. 3 is a like view showing a further modification of the support.

The target shown in Fig. 1 comprises a disk 1 constituting thebulls-eye, and a series of annular members 2, 3 and 4, graduated in sizeand arranged in front of the bulls-eye, all of which are mounted, ashereinafter described, in a bullet-proof casing 18. A circular opening19 is formed in the casing in front of the annular members, the size ofthe opening corresponding to the size of the largest annular member.

In self-indicating targets, mechanism such as designated by thereference characters 12 to 17 is employed for indicating the location ofthe strikes, but as such mechanism forms no part of the subject matterof the present application, and is not essen tial to an understanding ofthe invention, a detailed description of the construction, arrangementand operation of these parts is deemed unnecessar To permit the severaltarget members to have universal movement, each member, as shown in Fig.1, is mounted in a rectangular frame 20 which is vertically supported ontrunnions 20. The latter are rotatably mounted in the base of the casingi8 and in a stationary iorizontal support 21 extending longitudinally ofthe casing. Each annular member is provided with horizontal trunnions2-2 which are journaled in the vertical side members of the rectangularframe 20, said trunnions 22 being located slightly above the center ofgravity of each angular member so that it is normally maintained bygravity in a vertical position.

The frames and annular members gradually diminish in size towards thebulls-eye and the annular members are concentric to the axis of thebulls-eye.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2 a fork 7 is substituted for therectangular frame 20. This fork is pivotally connected to the horizontalsupport 21 by means of a single pin or trunnion 6 which is rotatablysuspended in said support, the annular member 2 being journaled in thefork in the same manner as above described.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the rectangular frame is substitutedby two straps or flexible rods 10 and 11, which are suspended from thehorizontal support 21, the annular member 2 being formed with lateraltrunnions 8, 9, slightly above its center of gravity, as abovedescribed, which trunnions are journaled in the free ends of said rods.

I claim.

1. A target comprising a bulls-eye, a normally vertical annular memberin front of and concentric to the axis of said bulls-eye, and meanswhereby said annular member may rotate on a horizontal axis.

2. A target comprising a bulls-eye, a normally vertical annular memberin front of and concentric to the axis of said bulls-eye, and meanswhereby said annular member may rotate on a horizontal axis and swingabout a vertical axis.

3. A target comprising a bulls-eye, a support mounted in front of thelatter, an annular member pivoted in said support and adapted to rotateon a horizontal axis and swing about a vertical axis.

4:. A target comprising a frame mounted to rotate about a vertical axis,and an an nular member pivoted in said frame and adapted to rotatetherein about a horizontal axis.

5. A target comprising a casing having an opening in one end, abulls-eye mounted in the opposite end of the casing axially of theopening, a support mounted inthe casing,,a plu1iality of vertical framespivotally mounted on the support between the bullseye and said opening,and an annular member pivoted in each frame and adapted to rotate on ahorizontal axis.

6. A target comprising a casing having an opening in one end, abulls-eye mounted in the opposite end of the casing axially of theopening, a support mounted in the cas ing, a plurality of verticalframes pivotally mounted on the support between the bullseye and saidopening, and annular members lateral trunnions formed thereon abovetheir horizontal axes,,said trunnions beingjournaled in the vertioalsidesof said frames.

7. A target section comprising a supporting frame adapted to rotate on avertical pivot, and an annular member rotatably mounted in said frame onhorizontal pivots.

In testimonylthat I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of two subsoribin Witnesses. V

' (1%ARL WANG.

Witnesses MAGOM B neen, Gnnnone GULLBANDEB.

